Patents by Inventor Robert Behal

Robert Behal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050268352
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Basil Nikolau, Eve Wurtele, David Oliver, Robert Behal, Patrick Schnable, Jinshan Ke, Jerry Johnson, Carolyn Allred, Beth Fatland, Isabelle Lutziger, Tsui-Jung Wen
  • Patent number: 6942994
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Basil J. Nikolau, Eve S. Wurtele, David J. Oliver, Robert Behal, Patrick S. Schnable, Jinshan Ke, Jerry L. Johnson, Carolyn C. Allred, Beth Fatland, Isabelle Lutziger, Tsui-Jung Wen
  • Patent number: 6764851
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Basil J. Nikolau, Eve S. Wurtele, David J. Oliver, Robert Behal, Patrick S. Schnable, Jinshan Ke, Jerry L. Johnson, Carolyn C. Allred, Beth Fatland, Isabelle Lutziger, Tsui-Jung Wen
  • Publication number: 20030106090
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Basil J. Nikolau, Eve S. Wurtele, David J. Oliver, Robert Behal, Patrick S. Schnable, Jinshan Ke, Jerry L. Johnson, Carolyn C. Allred, Beth Fatland, Isabelle Lutziger, Tsui-Jung Wen
  • Publication number: 20020162137
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: BASIL J. NIKOLAU, EVE S. WURTELE, DAVID J. OLIVER, ROBERT BEHAL, PATRICK S. SCHNABLE, JINSHAN KE, JERRY L. JOHNSON, CAROLYN C. ALLRED, BETH FATLAND, ISABELLE LUTZIGER, TSUI-JUNG WEN